Baby-cradle for automobiles.



F. MOORMEISTER.

BABY CRADLE FOR AUOMOBILES. APPLICATloN FILED Aua.21. 1911.

1,263,097. Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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BABY CRADLE FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION msn AuG.2|. |917.

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FRANK MOOBMEISTER, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WALTE RAY MACDONALD, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

BABY-CRADLE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

`Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

Application led August 21, 1917. Serial No. 187,419.

To all 4whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK MooRMEIsTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake Oity, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baby- Cradles for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in baby crib attachments for vehicles and more particularly for automobiles, the primary object of my invention being the provision of, a babycrib which may be detachably secured in the back portion of an automobile between the front and rear seats in such a manner that it will not interfere with the occupants of the vehiclealthough the baby occupying the crib will be within easy reach of the occupants of the car at all times.

One of the primary objects of this invention resides in a novel form of support for the crib by means vof which a three point suspension is provided so that there can be absolutely no movement of the crib relative to the body of the car so that no matter how much the car jolt-s the crib is free fro-m any shocks.

Another object which I have in view is the provision of a crib which may be compactly folded and carried beneath the rear seat of the vehiclel when it is not in use.

`With these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated 4in the accompanying drawings and then specifically pointed out in-the claims which form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a conventional form of motor vehicle showing my improved crib in use, a portion of the vehicle being broken away to disclose the location of the crib;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the crib showing how it is mounted;

F ig. 3 is a perspective view of the metal framework of the crib;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the crib in folded position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

My improved crib includes a substantially rectangular hollow body 10 open at its top and including frontand back walls 11, end walls 12 and a bottom Wall 13. This body is preferably formed of canvas or equivalent material and at the junctures of its walls and bottom is stitched to provide hems 14 which inclose a rectangular frame 15 of metal, preferably in the form of a rod bent to shape with its ends connected. Obviously,

this frame will prevent any undesired sagging of the bottom of the crib during use. Furthermore, the upper edges of the front and back walls are folded over and stitched to provide hems 16 which are closed at their ends and which receive upper frame rods 17 which prevent inward saggingl of the end walls of the body when the crib is in use.

In order to clearly disclose the manner of mounting` the above crib I have illustrated 1t in connection with a conventional form of automobile 18 having a front seat 19 and a top 20 including longitudinal supporting bows 21. Hooks 22 of any desired type are secured to the upper portion of the back of the front seat 19 one near either side thereof and eyelets 23 provided in the back wall of the crib body immediately below the upper reinforcing rod 17 engage over these hooks. Straps 24 of leather, heavy fabric or other suitable material are connected at one end to the upper portion of the front wall of the crib near its ends'as shown at 25, are adjustable through buckles 26 and at their free ends carry snap hooks 27 engageable with eyes or rings 28 carried by the longitudinal bows 21 of the vehicle. Corresponding straps 29 are secured at their ends tothe lower portions of the front wall of the crib near its ends as shown at 30, are adjustable by means of buckles 31 and at their free ends are provided with snap hooks 32 engageable with eyes33 secured to the Hoor of the vehicle. Preferably the floor of the vehicle isrecessed as shown at 34, sothat the eyes will not project above the level of the floor and interfere with the occupants of the vehicle when the crib is not in use.

Obviously, when the crib is being set -up it is first hung upon the hooks/23 and thestraps 24 and l29 are secured in place after which the buckles are so adjusted as to tighten the straps and hold the crib firmly in horizontal position. A special form of mattress or a quilt or blanket may be placed in the bottom of the crib to form a comfortable support for the child after which the crib is ready for use. Preferably the supporting straps 24 and 29 diverge somewhat from the crib to assist in holding the crib against lateral swaying movement and as pthe longitudinal bows of the-vehicle' top, the

back walls may be folded over upon the bottom, the end walls being folded in beneath them as shown in Fig. l and the supporting i straps maybe wound about the `ends of the folded crib after which the ,crib may be packed away beneath one of the seat cushions.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A childs crib for automobiles including a body of fabric having bottom, side and end walls, a rectangular open bracing frame secured within the body at the lower edges of its walls, braces secured in the l upper edges of the side walls of the body and terminating at the end walls thereof, means adapted for attachment to the seat back of an automobilefor supporting the front side of the body, and straps secured to the rear side of the body adjacent its ends, certain of the straps being adapted to eX- tend downwardly and rearwardly for connection with the floor of the automobile and others of the straps being extended upwardly and rearwardly for connection with the top of the automobile, the body being collapsible when not in use and the straps being adapted to pass around the collapsed body and secure the same.

secured to the upper portion of the crib and adapted for detachable engagement with retaining devices, said straps being of fixed length when in use whereby to prevent movement of the crib relative to the vehicle.

3. A crib for'vehicles including a body having fabric bottom, side and end walls, means in the lower edges of the side and end walls for preventing collapsing of the bottom, reinforcing elements in the upper edges of .the side walls, eyes in the front side wall below said reinforcing element for engage.- ment with the supporting hooks, straps secured to the lower portion of the rear side wall and having snap hooks for'engagement withretaining devices, and straps secured to the upper portion of the rear side wall and having snap hooks for engagement with retaining devices, said straps being of ued length when in use whereby to prevent movement of the crib relative to the vehicle.

4. A childs crib for use in automobiles including a substantially rectangular body of 'fabric having a bottom, side and end walls,

the side and end walls having hems at their lower edges and the side walls having hems at their upper edges, a rectangular reinforcing frame inclosed within the hems at the lower edges of the walls, and reinforcing elements inclosed within the hems at' the upper edges of the side walls, the/upper edges of the end walls being free whereby they may be collapsed over the bottom and the side walls folded over said collapsed end walls.-

In testimony whereof I aix my signature. FRANK MOORMEISTER. [11. s] 

